NEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TO BE INCUBATED IN LIC, NOT WOODSIDE

When a problem comes alongYou must whip itBefore the cream sits out too longYou must whip itWhen something’s going wrongYou must whip it

DON’T let anyone tell you that incubation is bad/dirty/will make your child go blind. It’s not and is perfectly natural and normal. Now that we have that out of the way, we are happy to report that next year every child in LIC will be able to incubate in LIC. That’s because after much brainstorming and jawboning by an ardent group of local advocates, the DOE has decided to convert the large Pre-K center at 27-35 Jackson Avenue in Court Square into a new K-2 location called 30Q384 to incubate the brand new elementary school coming to 54th Avenue in Hunters Point. Therefore the lucky parents of the class of 2032 will have two local options as to where to send their kids for elementary school as opposed to all previous classes who were relegated to a sole choice.. That’s a 100% increase, and as every teacher knows 100 is perfect. In addition, it now gives parents in Court Square (of which there will soon be many more – see below) a much closer option than PS78Q. Finally, we hear that the trailer pre-school on 49th Avenue, which was slated for closure, will now remain open.

//RENT War Breaks Out in LIC – that should have been the title of a story below in the WSJ, as it relates to how landlords are offering concessions and lower rents to fill all the new buildings being constructed in Court Square/Queensboro Plaza. No surprise to anyone with a pulse, but my checks show fewer breaks being offered in buildings on the waterfront, so far…